Tuesday, August 16, 2011

More than a dozen masked members of the hacker group Anonymous disrupted service on the Bay Area Rapid Transit system on Monday to protest the killing of a 45-year-old man by police officers last month.

The group also protested BARTÂ officials’ decision to kill wireless and cellular activity at a number of BART stations over the weekend to break up a similar protest.

Below is a collection of images from Monday’s protest, which lasted several hours and resulted in the temporary closure of several BART stations as police in riot gear tried to quell the protests. Although the protest became heated at moments, officials said no one was arrested.

technology/bits-anon/bits-anon-custom1.jpg" alt="DESCRIPTION" />Nick Bilton/The New York TimesRiot police stood at the ready on the train platform as protestors began blocking train doors while taunting officers and BART officials.technology/bits-anon/bits-anon-custom2.jpg" alt="DESCRIPTION" />Nick Bilton/The New York TimesAn Anonymous member wearing the group’s signature Guy Fawkes mask answered questions about the protests.

technology/bits-anon/bits-anon-custom4.jpg" alt="DESCRIPTION" />Jeff Chiu/Associated PressIn response to BART officials’ killing cellular service in stations over the weekend during a similar protest,Â several protestors held cellphones and chanted, “Can you hear me now?”technology/bits-anon/bits-anon-custom5.jpg" alt="DESCRIPTION" />David Paul Morris/Bloomberg NewsAnonymous members also protested on the street outside some San Francisco train stations.technology/bits-anon/bits-anon-custom3.jpg" alt="DESCRIPTION" />Nick Bilton/The New York TimesAfter protestors became rowdy, BART police encircled the train platform as they prepared toÂ close down the train station.technology/bits-anon/bits-anon-custom6.jpg" alt="DESCRIPTION" />David Paul Morris/Bloomberg NewsKevin King, a San Francisco resident, stood outside the Civic Center BART station to protest against members of Anonymous. Earlier in the day, the group hacked a BART Web site and leaked the names and phone numbers of hundreds of customers online.